Plant Superintendent

O-I

$130K — $150K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in manufacturing or production operations, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing multiple departments or functional areas.
  • Technical background in glass manufacturing and plant processes.
  • Strong financial acumen and business understanding.
  • Experience driving continuous improvement through Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Provide direction to production management on safety, quality, productivity, and cost goals.
  • Formulate and administer production and finished product policies and procedures.
  • Empower the team to improve key metrics according to global standards.
  • Promote a safety culture by enforcing safety procedures and behaviors.
  • Develop the skills and training of team members to meet company goals.
  • Build and balance short and long-term strategic goals.
  • Challenge the status quo by promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Relocation packages available.
  • Vacation time and paid holidays.
  • Medical, dental, prescription and vision care coverage.
  • Pre-tax accounts benefits.
  • Well-being program with potential employer contributions.
  • Life and AD&D insurance.
  • Disability insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement saving plans with employer contributions.
  • Financial advisors for retirement planning and financial wellness support.
  • Employee assistance program.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Plant Superintendent is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating all manufacturing activities to ensure operations perform at optimum productivity, achieving profitability and cost-improvement objectives. This role leads efforts to drive continuous plant improvement, emphasizing customer quality and service while enhancing the plant's competitive financial position.

The Plant Superintendent will:
  • Provide direction to the Production Manager and Finished Products Manager on goals and expectations for safety, quality, productivity and costs. Direction must be aligned with the Plant Manager and with the organization
  • Direct or assist in formulation, initiation, and administration of plant's production and finished products policies and procedures. Ensure regular follow-up and make recommendations relative to changes in policies or procedures.
  • Empower their team to take bold actions to improve the main metrics of the facility, ensuring there are strong processes implemented and following OI global guidelines (GMF, Quality Risk Audit, etc.).
  • Promote a safety culture, enforcing procedures and behaviors that create a safe environment.
  • Responsible for developing their team (salary and hourly), ensuring they get the right skills and behaviors training as well as tools to accomplish the company's goals.
  • Build strategy for short and long term goals, providing the right balance needed based on current environment and needs.
  • Promote continuous improvement, challenging the status quo to always improve metrics, keeping his team in constant movement.
  • Hold the team accountable, addressing performance issues in clear, direct and transparent conversations
  • Work with sales personnel and customers to maintain familiarity with customer operations.
  • Work closely with production planning to ensure that jobs are sequenced properly and that all demands are met.
  • Act as back-up to the Plant Manager when the PM is out of office

The Plant Superintendent should have:
  • Excellent change management and people skills
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to interact with all levels, both internal and external to OK
  • Experience reviewing operations reports, budgets, cost objective performance, product P&L's, etc. They will drive accountability for forecast accuracies
  • Experience driving continuous improvement (LSS)
  • Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with key customers
  • Ability to manage changing priorities
  • Experience contributing to the development and maintenance of positive employee relations


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field is required.
  • 10+ years of experience in manufacturing or production operations, with at least 5 years in a leadership role managing multiple departments or functional areas
  • Technical background in glass manufacturing and plant processes
  • Strong Financial Acumen and business understanding


Additional Information

What we offer at O-I:

Salary Range: The expected salary range for this position is between $130,000 and $150,000 and includes a possible 15% STI quarterly incentive bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based upon candidate experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

O-I offers a very generous benefit package - some of the highlights are:
  • Relocation packages available
  • Vacation time and paid holidays
  • Medical, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
  • Pre-tax accounts
  • Well-being program which includes opportunity to earn employer contributions
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • 401(k) retirement saving plans with employer contributions
  • Financial advisors to assist with retirement planning and financial wellness
  • Employee Assistance Program

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